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Spain will not back the European Union's draft Brexit agreement without clarity that Madrid will be able to negotiate the future of Gibraltar directly with Britain, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said Monday.

U.S. stock markets slid on Monday with technology shares leading the way after an Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation meeting this weekend highlighted the trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The TSX was lower, led by energy stocks.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Public anger in Haiti over allegations of government pilfering of foreign aid; how the $1.6 billion Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project aims to energize remote northern Ontario communities.

Puzzled Finns have taken to Twitter to post pictures of themselves raking the forest after U.S. President Donald Trump said California should learn a lesson from the Nordic country about how to protect itself against wildfires.

Three Democratic senators have filed a lawsuit accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of illegally appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, saying Trump violated the Constitution and denied the Senate its right to approve the nomination.

Saudi-led warplanes bombed positions held by Houthi rebels in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah late on Monday as clashes raged in the suburbs, shattering a lull in fighting that had raised hopes for a broader ceasefire, residents said.

Russian prosecutors on Monday announced a new criminal case against Kremlin critic Bill Browder, raising the pressure on him before European Union discussions about a set of sanctions he is advocating.